Trump settles lawsuit filed by protesters over 2015 scuffle

NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has settled a lawsuit filed by a group of protesters who say they were roughed up by the Republican’s private security guards during his 2015 presidential campaign. The two sides settled as a jury was being selected in New York for a civil trial, one of a spate of legal entanglements involving Trump. Details of the settlement weren’t divulged. Trump lawyer Alina Habba called the lawsuit “frivolous,” but said she was pleased it was resolved. The attorney for the protesters, Benjamin Dictor, said the settlement would send a message that “the sidewalk will always belong to the people.” On Wednesday, Trump sued in Florida seeking to thwart a lawsuit by New York’s attorney general that alleged widespread business fraud by his company.